#NewsInTweets: Kanhaiya Kumar Gets 6-Month Interim Bail, To Be Released From Jail Today

By YKA Staff:

What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:

1. Kanhaiya Kumar gets 6-month interim bail, likely to return to JNU campus today after his release from Tihar jail.

2. After sinking 16 paise on the day of the Budget, Rupee is at its highest level since January 15.

3. Pope Francis will be visiting Pakistan later this year, the first Pope to visit the country since 1981. He also offered prayers for Pakistani citizens who have fallen victim to terrorism.

4. In a gun fight with security forces, three Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in Kashmir’s Pulwama area.

5. Shipra Malik, a fashion designer, has gone missing in Noida. This comes weeks after Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna was abducted in Delhi and found later in Panipat. The police is searching for Shipra after her husband filed a complaint.

6. Satish Verma, an ex-investigator that probed into the murder of Ishrat Jahan, has said that there is no proof she was a Lashkar operative.

7. Irom Sharmila arrested for attempting to commit suicide through fasting as she resumed her fast demanding the repeal of AFSPA.